Early life

At the age of 9, he moved to Islamabad where he continued his studies at Saint Paul's School. Atif came back to Lahore in 1995 where he continued his studies in Divisional Public School (DPS),Model Town, Lahore. He was selected in his school cricket team as a bowler. He was putting his best efforts to become a professional cricketer. He practiced at the nets at Shapes club in Lahore where Imran Khan used to give tips on bowling to him.[citation needed]Atif spent most of his school life in DPS model town.At that time he was more interested in cricket than music. He passed out of DPS after completing his matriculation exams.
Atif started his HSc in PAF College, Lahore, and around this time he became interested in music. His eldest brother had a collection of more than 8,000 songs in almost all music genres, and Aslam developed a habit of listening to all kinds of music. He was a quick learner and soon grasped the control of his voice.
He now Has 3 albums including; Jal Pari, Doorie, Meri Kahani.